Balreask Bar, Catering At Navan Racecourse Handicap

Navan

17:05

Date 2025-06-07

Distance 1m6f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €7,670

Winning Time 3m 7.12s (slow by 6.62s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Ragmans Corner (IRE) Jack Kearney · Gerard Keane	9/2	Won
2nd	Nans View (IRE) Neve Bennett · Jarlath P Fahey	28/1	2
3rd	Desert Friend (IRE) Rory Cleary · Mrs Denise Foster	16/1	.5
4th	Granite Bay (GB) Ronan Whelan · Jarlath P Fahey	10/1	.75
5th	Sign From Above (IRE) W J Lee · Peter Fahey	4/1F	2.5
6th	Zoffanien (IRE) Adam Caffrey · Terence O'Brien	10/1	3
7th	Make Good (IRE) Leigh Roche · Joseph Anthony Murray	20/1	0.3
8th	Burren Song (IRE) Nicola Burns · Ciaran Murphy	28/1	0.1
9th	Miss Gitana (IRE) Declan McDonogh · Gordon Elliott	25/1	2.75
10th	The Names Jock (IRE) Jamie Powell · John E & Thomas Kiely	40/1	0.1
11th	Palamon (IRE) Wayne Hassett · Paul Nolan	15/2	0.3
12th	Black Gem (IRE) Ross Coakley · John C McConnell	40/1	1.5
13th	Rich Belief (GB) Andrew Slattery · Karl Thornton	50/1	0.05
14th	St Faz (FR) Seamie Heffernan · E J O'Grady	17/2	1
15th	Sundance Sioux (IRE) Wesley Joyce · Cian Hughes	25/1	2
16th	The Truant (IRE) Robert Whearty · Paul W Flynn	16/1	0.2
17th	Last Ammo (IRE) Shane Foley · Laura Hourigan	40/1	1.75
18th	Razdan (IRE) Robbie Colgan · Chris Timmons	18/1	0.1
19th	Disco Boy (IRE) James Ryan · Sean Byrne	14/1	0.05
20th	Grappa Nonino (IRE) Chris Hayes · D K Weld	11/1	3.25
21th	Apologise (IRE) Sam Coen · Gary McGill	25/1	8.5

Runners (23)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
14 (20)	Ragmans Corner Brown J:Jack Kearney(3) T:Gerard Keane	J:Jack Kearney(3) T:Gerard Keane	133	—	450-3	73	84	69	19d	—	—	-2	13.2	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Beaten 0.75l into third at Roscommon off 1lb higher 19 days ago; entitled to improve again
7 (9)	Sign From Above Bay J:W J Lee T:Peter Fahey	J:W J Lee T:Peter Fahey	138	p	1/1-76	78	80	55	13d	—	—	+10	22.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Never-nearer 6th of 20 over this trip at the Curragh (good) 13 days ago; on the shortlist
10 (8)	Zoffanien Bay J:Adam Caffrey T:Terence O'Brien	J:Adam Caffrey T:Terence O'Brien	137	—	/3436-	77	85	81	—	—	—	+3	12.3	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Stayed on well when 2nd over hurdles at Cork when last seen; will be doing best work late
8 (11)	Palamon Chestnut J:Wayne Hassett(5) T:Paul Nolan	J:Wayne Hassett(5) T:Paul Nolan	137	tb	408-23	77	85	75	52d	—	—	0	9.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Good late headway when third at Gowran (1m6f, soft) in April; entitled to be in the mix
2 (5)	Granite Bay Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:Jarlath P Fahey	J:Ronan Whelan T:Jarlath P Fahey	141	—	91141-	81	84	60	256d	—	—	+20	28.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Improved last year, winning 3 times inc' over this trip at Listowel; progress feasible
16 (17)	St Faz Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:E J O'Grady	J:Seamie Heffernan T:E J O'Grady	130	t	/3306-	70	84	60	—	—	—	+1	10.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Potentially very well treated returning to the level; handles any ground; respected
22 (1)	Disco Boy Bay J:James Ryan(3) T:Sean Byrne	J:James Ryan(3) T:Sean Byrne	124	h	7-4033	64	84	52	17d	—	—	-4	6.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Third here on handicap debut and close third at Gowran since; shortlisted
18 (3)	The Truant Grey J:Robert Whearty(3) T:Paul W Flynn	J:Robert Whearty(3) T:Paul W Flynn	128	t	20-712	68	85	36	—	—	—	-1	6.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Was ending a three-year hiatus on the Flat when scoring over C&D off 64 in April; chance
13 (23)	Grappa Nonino Bay J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	135	—	607-10	75	81	54	52d	—	—	+2	7.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Beat Palamon over 2m on AW in March but well behind that rival from 8lb worse at Gowran
21 (13)	Desert Friend Chestnut J:Rory Cleary T:Mrs Denise Foster	J:Rory Cleary T:Mrs Denise Foster	124	—	07-762	64	85	45	29d	—	—	-1	5.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Second at Ballinrobe on latest; best on a sound surface so wouldn't want much rain
5 (4)	Razdan Bay J:Robbie Colgan T:Chris Timmons	J:Robbie Colgan T:Chris Timmons	138	ht	507-53	78	82	31	32d	—	—	+3	8.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Slowly away last time but stayed on well to finish third; strong contender in this grade
20 (6)	Miss Gitana Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Gordon Elliott	J:Declan McDonogh T:Gordon Elliott	127	—	137-86	67	87	51	17d	—	—	+1	5.5	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Wasn't beaten far at Gowran last month and handicapper has dropped her a further 2lb
15 (7)	Apologise Bay J:Sam Coen(7) T:Gary McGill	J:Sam Coen(7) T:Gary McGill	130	—	6741/	70	86	-	—	—	—	+12	16.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Three-time hurdles winner for separate yards; market informative returning to the Flat
23 (22)	Make Good Bay J:Leigh Roche T:Joseph Anthony Murray	J:Leigh Roche T:Joseph Anthony Murray	121	tp	640-54	61	83	34	6d	—	—	0	3.7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
C&D winner; missed break when solid fourth at Listowel six days ago; stays well
4 (15)	Nans View Bay J:Neve Bennett(7) T:Jarlath P Fahey	J:Neve Bennett(7) T:Jarlath P Fahey	141	—	8411-0	81	76	67	70d	—	—	+5	8.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Needed the run on return but will probably want the ground to be as soft as possible
1 (19)	Burren Song Bay J:Nicola Burns(7) T:Ciaran Murphy	J:Nicola Burns(7) T:Ciaran Murphy	141	tv	2465-5	81	86	84	22d	—	—	+6	8.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Three of his four wins were gained early in the 2023 season; on a long losing sequence
3 (18)	Last Ammo Chestnut J:Shane Foley T:Laura Hourigan	J:Shane Foley T:Laura Hourigan	141	t	7535-0	81	84	43	13d	—	—	+6	8.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Ran no race on debut for this yard over this trip at the Curragh 13 days ago; more needed
9 (12)	Sundance Sioux Bay J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:Cian Hughes	J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:Cian Hughes	137	—	2895-	77	81	63	—	—	—	+6	9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Three good efforts over hurdles this year; good claimer booked on handicap debut
12 (16)	The Names Jock Chestnut J:Jamie Powell(3) T:John E & Thomas Kiely	J:Jamie Powell(3) T:John E & Thomas Kiely	136	—	5220-9	76	85	63	—	—	—	+4	7.4	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Tailed off on chase debut at Tramore 8 days ago & recent Flat form leaves question marks
17 (2)	Black Gem Brown J:Ross Coakley T:John C McConnell	J:Ross Coakley T:John C McConnell	129	t	4325-0	69	84	55	42d	—	—	+3	5.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Weak in betting when never a factor on Irish debut at this track last month; tongue-tied
6 (14)	Rich Belief Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Karl Thornton	J:Andrew Slattery T:Karl Thornton	138	t	31560-	78	85	79	237d	—	—	+9	11.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Won over 2m at Chester last June; may need a bit more respite from the handicapper
NR (21)	Morse Bay J:N G McCullagh T:Charles Weld	J:N G McCullagh T:Charles Weld	136	—	0290-0	76	83	58	70d	—	—	—	6.5	—	—
Sole Flat win came over 1m at Leopardstown on heavy ground last year but poor this year
NR (10)	Zariygann Bay J:Gary Carroll T:Martin Brassil	J:Gary Carroll T:Martin Brassil	128	t	8/307-	68	83	51	—	—	—	—	4.5	—	—
Flat maiden after 5 starts; took well to hurdling; interesting on first run for new yard

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Ragmans Corner	5/1	5/1	9/2	11/2	5/1
Sign From Above	11/2	6/1	6/1	7/1	13/2
Zoffanien	9/1	9/1	8/1	11/1	10/1
Palamon	8/1	15/2	7/1	15/2	8/1
Granite Bay	8/1	9/1	8/1	9/1	17/2
St Faz	9/1	8/1	7/1	15/2	8/1
Disco Boy	9/1	8/1	15/2	13/2	8/1
The Truant	10/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	12/1
Grappa Nonino	16/1	16/1	16/1	18/1	16/1
Desert Friend	18/1	16/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Razdan	18/1	16/1	14/1	16/1	16/1
Miss Gitana	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1	18/1
Apologise	25/1	22/1	16/1	22/1	22/1
Make Good	28/1	25/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Nans View	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Burren Song	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Last Ammo	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Sundance Sioux	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
The Names Jock	33/1	28/1	22/1	22/1	28/1
Black Gem	40/1	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Rich Belief	50/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1
Morse	-	-	-	-	-
Zariygann	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Granite Bay

28.1

OR: 7.8 Form: 18 Odds: 2.4

9/1

2nd

Sign From Above

22.6

OR: 7 Form: 12 Odds: 3.6

7/1

3rd

Apologise

16.2

OR: 5 Form: 10 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Ragmans Corner

13.2

OR: 5.8 Form: 3 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Zoffanien

12.3

OR: 6.8 Form: 3 Odds: 2.5

11/1

Rich Belief

11.2

OR: 7 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0.6

50/1

St Faz

10.1

OR: 5 Form: 2.4 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Palamon

9.4

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Sundance Sioux

OR: 6.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Nans View

8.6

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Burren Song

8.5

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Last Ammo

8.5

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Razdan

8.4

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Grappa Nonino

7.9

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

The Names Jock

7.4

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Morse

6.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Disco Boy

6.4

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

9/1

The Truant

6.4

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Miss Gitana

5.5

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Black Gem

5.5

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Desert Friend

5.1

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Zariygann

4.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Make Good

3.7

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Granite Bay	81	84	60
Nans View	81	76	67
Burren Song	81	86	84
Last Ammo	81	84	43
Sign From Above	78	80	55
Razdan	78	82	31
Rich Belief	78	85	79
Zoffanien	77	85	81
Palamon	77	85	75
Sundance Sioux	77	81	63
The Names Jock	76	85	63
Morse	76	83	58
Grappa Nonino	75	81	54
Ragmans Corner	73	84	69
St Faz	70	84	60
Apologise	70	86	—
Black Gem	69	84	55
The Truant	68	85	36
Zariygann	68	83	51
Miss Gitana	67	87	51
Disco Boy	64	84	52
Desert Friend	64	85	45
Make Good	61	83	34

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Make Good	6d ago	Quick return
Sign From Above	13d ago	Quick return
Last Ammo	13d ago	Quick return
Disco Boy	17d ago	Fit
Miss Gitana	17d ago	Fit
Ragmans Corner	19d ago	Fit
Burren Song	22d ago	Fit
Desert Friend	29d ago	Fit
Razdan	32d ago	Fit
Black Gem	42d ago	Fit
Palamon	52d ago	Fresh
Grappa Nonino	52d ago	Fresh
Nans View	70d ago	Fresh
Morse	70d ago	Fresh
Rich Belief	237d ago	Long break
Granite Bay	256d ago	Long break
Zoffanien	—	—
St Faz	—	—
The Truant	—	—
Apologise	—	—
Sundance Sioux	—	—
The Names Jock	—	—
Zariygann	—	—